~ thesaurus thursday ~

Here is your word for thesauraus thursday...

word: celebrate

definition: {from dictionary.com}

1. to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
2. to make known publicly; proclaim: The newspaper celebrated the end of the war in red headlines.
3. to praise widely or to present to widespread and favorable public notice, as through newspapers or novels: a novel celebrating the joys of marriage; the countryside celebrated in the novels of Hardy.
4. to perform with appropriate rites and ceremonies; solemnize: to celebrate a marriage
5. to observe a day or commemorate an event with ceremonies or festivities.
6. to perform a religious ceremony, esp. Mass or the Lord's Supper.
7. to have or participate in a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time: You look like you were up celebrating all night.

synonym: honor, rejoice, remember, solemnize, glorify, honor, applaud, commend

Happy Scrappin'
Cindy

~ thesaurus thursday ~

Here's your word for thesaurus thursday...

word: beautiful

definition: {from dictionary.com}

1. having beauty; having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: a beautiful dress; a beautiful speech.
2. excellent of its kind: a beautiful putt on the seventh hole; The chef served us a beautiful roast of beef.
3. wonderful; very pleasing or satisfying. –noun
4. the concept of beauty (usually prec. by the).
5. (used with a plural verb) beautiful things or people collectively (usually prec. by the): the good and the beautiful.
6. the ideal of beauty (usually prec. by the): to strive to attain the beautiful. –interjection
7. wonderful; fantastic: You got two front-row seats? Beautiful!
8. extraordinary; incredible: used ironically: Your car broke down in the middle of the freeway? Beautiful!

synonyms: lovely, hadsome, gorgeous, stunning, attractive, picturesque, scenic, charming, wonderful, exquisite

~ thesaurus thursday ~

I love to write; I've been writing in a journal, since I received my first diary when I turned 12. It's how I usually start my scrapbooking layouts. Lately, I have been chasing my little girl with my camera trying to get her to do something that matches something I've written {I created a journal called love letters; in letters to her I document her firsts & my feelings of these occurences}.

Words are my friends, and I've noticed that some people absolutely avoid journaling in their scrapbooking because they don't know what to write about. Well, on thursdays I'll take a common word, define it, and give you several examples of other words that have similar meaning.

word: fun

definition: {from dictionary.com}

1. something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
2. enjoyment or playfulness: She's full of fun. –verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
3. Informal. joke; kid. –adjective
4. Informal. of or pertaining to fun, esp. to social fun: a fun thing to do; really a fun person.
5. Informal. whimsical: flamboyant: The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side. —Idioms
6. for or in fun, as a joke; not seriously; playfully: His insults were only in fun.
7. like fun, Informal. certainly not; of doubtful truth: He told us that he finished the exam in an hour. Like fun he did!
8. make fun of, to make the object of ridicule; deride: The youngsters made fun of their teacher.

synonyms: amusement, excitement, joy, merriment, pleasure

I hope you are inspired to have a little FUN with your journaling!
Cindy